The darkness of the room was only broken by the glow of the screen. The darkness in his heart wasn’t—couldn’t—be broken by anything. The 12-year-old boy felt hopeless as he sat in front of the computer again—again enslaved by the porn that he couldn’t stop thinking about and yet hated…
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The Essential Reason Porn Is Wrong
Your web browser does not support iframes, which means that the video The Essential Reason Porn Is Wrong cannot play. Porn Is Wrong for Many Reasons There are many reasons why people say we should avoid pornography. Some, for instance, will point out that pornography is very addictive, that it warps…
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Trauma and Porn: The Potential Link
Have you ever wondered where addictions, like the compulsive use of pornography, come from? Why do some people get addicted to things that other people can do without ever getting addicted? It’s a good question, and it’s one that doesn’t have a simple answer. The research on addictions is growing,…
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Porn Can’t Give No Satisfaction
The following is an edited excerpt from Chapter 5 of the free e-book The Porn Circuit: Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits in 90 Days. The pornified brain sounds a lot like Mick Jagger; it can’t get no satisfaction. On the surface it sounds absurd. Pornography offers endless opportunities…
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Crystal Renaud Day: Helping Women Who Watch Porn
Crystal’s Story Crystal began by sharing her story of early exposure to pornography. Like so many other children, the porn that Crystal saw at a young age grabbed ahold of her and quickly became an addiction: “I was ten years old when I was exposed to pornography for the first…
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Guarding Kids in a Sexualized Culture
Janeen has an infectious smile. It shines on the soccer field or when she plays piano. But when this 12-year-old honor roll student’s grades began to slide, her mom began to dig for answers and discovered her daughter engrossed in Internet pornography. Therapist Richard Blankenship (who changed Janeen’s name for…
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Having Productive Conversations When Your Husband Watches Porn
The following is an excerpt from Porn and Your Husband: A Recovery Guide for Wives. Discovering that her husband watches porn can be devastating for a wife. Her emotions may fluctuate wildly from fear to disbelief, from numbness to anger. She may want to lash out in revenge – to…
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When Porn Is on the Report: 8 Steps for Allies
Josh and Serena’s marriage had taken a major hit. After years of hiding his behavior online, Josh had developed a deeply engrained habit of looking at porn. Eight years into their marriage, Serena discovered the truth, but the problem only got worse. Restless, Josh began looking outside his marriage for…
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5 Recovery Tips You Won’t Find in a Book
It is important to read all you can about recovery. We live in an age when thousands of books, articles, and speeches are available, which address recovery from every angle. It is impossible to read too much. Go to every conference, read every blog, listen to every podcast. I’m all…
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Healing from Porn Takes Time
Updated July 2021. Not too long ago my 3-year-old daughter asked me to pick her up and fly her around the house. No problem. Well, a few hours later, my back started to hurt. My back hurt like never before. It turns out I have a muscle spasm in my…